Almond Thumbprint Cookies – Vegan & Gluten Free

These cookies are as simple to make as they are beautiful. Use any flavor of preserves you’d like in these…. I happen to really love the amber glow of the apricot preserves. A thicker jam or fruit preserve is key to having a uniform color puddle in your cookies. Sprinkle with a touch of confectioners sugar for the ultimate eye-popper. Recipe and photo contributed by Allyson Kramer, from Manifest Vegan.

Makes: 24 cookies

1 cup vegan margarine

1 cup organic granulated sugar

1 tbsp flaxseed meal mixed with 2 tbsp water

1 tsp almond extract

1 tsp baking powder

1 cup sorghum flour

1 cup potato starch

1 cup almond meal

1 tsp xanthan gum

Your favorite flavor of thick preserves

Preheat oven to 350 °F.

Cream together margarine and sugar until smooth. Add in prepared flaxseed meal and almond extract and mix well.